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Saturday March 22, 2008 Finished Olimpico

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Roma

  • Tonetto 36’
  • Panucci 63’

Empoli

  • Giovinco 50’

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Roma
    • Empoli
    • 95' Full-time: Roma bounce back from their defeat against bitter rivals Lazio with a priceless victory. They move within four points of Inter, at least for a few hours, but they were far from convincing against a struggling Empoli side, who could have snatched a point towards the end
    • 91' Roma look far from convincing as the game enters five minutes of stoppage time
    • 89' Heads in hands all round on the Empoli bench as Buscé sends his close range header narrowly wide from a superb pinpoint cross
    • 82' Roma are sitting back as the game enters its final minutes, which could be dangerous as Empoli still look capable of scoring
    • 80' The referee puts Abate's name in his book for impeding Vucinic
    • 76' An Empoli free-kick into the area is too strong, but Abate does well on the touchline to retrieve the ball and his chipped cross needs to be scrambled away
    • 73' Raggi and Marchisio off for Empoli, with Davide Moro and Rey Volpato coming on
    • 69' Udinese look to be heading for victory against Livorno, as Di Natale doubles their advantage
    • 67' Mancini exits stage left and Rodrigo Taddei enters the fray
    • 66' Messrs Milanetto and Konko are on target as Genoa go 3-1 up at Palermo
    • 64' Ten man Roma retake the lead, and it couldn't be a simpler affair - a free-kick floated into the penalty area and Panucci outjumps everybody to head home powerfully
    • 61' Roma defender Christian Panucci goes into the book for a mistimed tackle
    • 59' Roma need to keep their heads now, with a few spicy challenges showing how frustrated the home side are becoming with events
    • 57' Things aren't going to plan for Roma as they are controversially reduced to ten men, with Simone Perrotta shown his marching orders - in truth he made a clumsy, slightly late challenge, but the decision to send him off would appear to be harsh in the extreme
    • 53' Ludovic Giuly is replaced by Mirko Vucinic as the hosts look to bounce back from Empoli's equaliser
    • 49' The Olympic Staidum is stunned as Empoli break away to equalise, with Claudio Marchisio's inch perfect low cross gleefully tucked away by Giovinco
    • 46' The second half is under way in Rome, where the hosts will look to press home their advantage against struggling Empoli and close to within four points of leaders Inter
    • 45' Half-time at the Olympic Stadium, with Roma just about deserving of their narrow lead at the interval
    • 41' Mancini delays too long when he finds himself in space inside the penalty area, and the ball is frantically cleared away by a couple of Empoli defenders
    • 40' Felice Piccolo is shown a yellow card for the visitors, and soon after Daniele de Rossi receives a yellow for Roma
    • 37' Bottom side Cagliari could be on line to spring a shock, as Pasquale Foggia puts them in front at Sampdoria, and Luciano Figueroa equalises for Genoa in their game at Palermo.
    • 35' Just when the home crowd were showing signs of getting restless, Roma take the lead and with a delightful goal - Totti's backheel setting up Max Tonetto, who makes no mistake with a precise finish inside the near post
    • 31' Giovinco is cursing his luck again as his fierce dipping effort from 30 yards strikes a post and bounces away to safety
    • 28' Giovinco has his hands in his head in the Italian capital after his marvellous curling shot from distance flies inches wide of a helpless Doni
    • 26' Udinese have edged ahead against struggling Livorno, with Fabio Quagliarella on target
    • 23' Elsewhere Palermo have taken the lead against Genoa, with Amauri scoring from the penalty spot
    • 19' Empoli seem to have found their feet in this game, and Giovinco rolls the ball to Antonio Buscé on the edge of the area, who slightly snatches at his shot and the ball flies over the bar
    • 14' The visitors threaten for the first time in the match, and after good work from Ignazio Abate Sebastian Giovinco bursts into the penalty area and his stinging drive is well tipped over the bar by Doni
    • 11' Roma are dominating the opening stages in terms of possession, as they aim to put pressure on Inter at the top of Serie A
    • 7' Roma win a dangerous free-kick just outside the Empoli penalty area, and the ball is tapped to Francesco Totti, who blasts wide
    • 4' The first serious attack of the match comes from the home side, and when a cross from Alessandro Mancini is cleared David Pizarro blasts narrowly over the crossbar
    • 1' The match is under way at a half-empty Olympic Stadium
    • - Weclome to our coverage of Serie A - Roma v Empoli is our featured match this afternoon

  • Team Stats

    Roma Stats Empoli
    50% Possession 49%
    13 Shots 12
    3 Shots on target 2
    1 Saves 0
    8 Corners 4
    12 Fouls 14
    3 Offsides 0
    3 Yellow cards 3
    1 Red cards 0
    22 Tackles 16
    336 Accurate passes 359
    71 Bad passes 49

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Roma
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      32 Alexander Doni 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2 0
      2 Christian Panucci 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 37 7 1
      22 Max Tonetto 1 3 1 1 1 1 0 23 12 0
      77 Marco Cassetti 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 12 0 7
      21 Matteo Ferrari 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 53 2 3
      20 Simone Perrotta 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 14 4 2
      7 David Pizarro 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 60 10 3
      16 Daniele De Rossi 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 52 6 1
      30 Alessandro Mancini 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 21 6 1
      14 Ludovic Giuly 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 11 1 0
      10 Francesco Totti 0 5 1 2 2 1 1 22 8 0
      9 Mirko Vucinic 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 14 11 2
      33 Matteo Brighi 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1
      3 Cicero João de Cézare 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      18 Mauro Esposito 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      1 Gianluca Curci 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      11 Rodrigo Taddei 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 5 2 1
      15 Vitorino Antunes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Empoli
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Davide Bassi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 0
      2 Felice Piccolo 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 33 1 2
      46 Andrea Raggi 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 0 2
      16 Lino Marzoratti 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 30 0 2
      10 Ighli Vannucchi 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 40 10 0
      6 Ignazio Abate 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 34 3 2
      19 Claudio Marchisio 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 27 3 1
      77 Luca Antonini 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 31 9 1
      24 Antonio Buscé 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 43 3 1
      21 Sebastian Giovinco 1 4 2 2 1 0 0 27 3 1
      32 Alessandro Budel 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 31 9 2
      7 Vittorio Tosto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      27 Rey Volpato 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 1 0
      23 Daniele Balli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      8 Francesco Marianini 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      18 Guillermo Giacomazzi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0
      5 Davide Moro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 5 2
      15 Richard Vanigli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 64' Ten man Roma retake the lead, and it couldn't be a simpler affair - a free-kick floated into the penalty area and Panucci outjumps everybody to head home powerfully
    • 57' Things aren't going to plan for Roma as they are controversially reduced to ten men, with Simone Perrotta shown his marching orders - in truth he made a clumsy, slightly late challenge, but the decision to send him off would appear to be harsh in the extreme
    • 49' The Olympic Staidum is stunned as Empoli break away to equalise, with Claudio Marchisio's inch perfect low cross gleefully tucked away by Giovinco
    • 35' Just when the home crowd were showing signs of getting restless, Roma take the lead and with a delightful goal - Totti's backheel setting up Max Tonetto, who makes no mistake with a precise finish inside the near post
    • - Weclome to our coverage of Serie A - Roma v Empoli is our featured match this afternoon

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Sig. Gava

  • Roma

    Manager: Luciano Spalletti

    Captain: 10. Francesco Totti

    On the Field

    • Doni
    • Cassetti
    • Ferrari
    • Panucci Goal Yellow Card
    • Tonetto Goal
    • De Rossi Yellow Card
    • Pizarro Substitution Out (77′)
    • Perrotta Red Card
    • Giuly Substitution Out (54′)
    • Mancini Substitution Out (65′)
    • Totti Yellow Card

    Subs

    • 9. Vucinic Substitution In (54′)
    • 33. Brighi Substitution In (77′)
    • 18. Esposito
    • 11. Taddei Substitution In (65′)
    • 1. Curci
    • 3. Cicinho
    • 15. Antunes

    Injured

    • 4. Juan

    Suspended

    • 5. Mexès
    • 8. Aquilani

  • Empoli

    Manager: Alberto Malesani

    Captain: 10. Ighli Vannucchi

    On the Field

    • Bassi
    • Raggi Yellow Card Substitution Out (72′)
    • Piccolo Yellow Card
    • Marzoratti
    • Antonini
    • Buscé
    • Abate Yellow Card
    • Marchisio Substitution Out (51′)
    • Budel Substitution Out (83′)
    • Giovinco Goal
    • Vannucchi

    Subs

    • 23. Balli
    • 7. Tosto
    • 5. Moro Substitution In (51′)
    • 8. Marianini
    • 15. Vanigli
    • 27. Volpato Substitution In (72′)
    • Caturano

    Injured

    • 14. Adani
    • 9. Pozzi

    Suspended

    • 11. Saudati